He's being recalled because Brayden McNabb (upper body) was placed on injured reserve. The 37-year-old had six assists in 38 games with Los Angeles and Chicago in 2015-16. Mon, Oct 31, 2016 09:58:00 PM

Depth Charts

Anze Kopitar will be a healthy scratch in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Kopitar scored two goals in 4:04 in the second period to give the Kings 2-0 and 3-0 leads at the time. He finished the game with four shots on goal and two blocked shots in 22:39 of ice time. The 30-year-old has 25 goals and 63 points in 58 games this season. The Kings forward has picked up 10 points in his last seven outings. Michael Amadio also scored a pair of goals in Los Angeles' victory.

The plan is for Jeff Carter (ankle) to start practicing with the Kings after they complete their road trip.

Los Angeles' current trip will conclude with a game against Winnipeg on Feb. 20. Carter hasn't been able to play since Oct. 18 due to the injury. There isn't much time left in the 2017-18 campaign, but it would be a big boost for the Kings if they can get him back in time for their final push for a playoff spot.

Torrey Mitchell recorded an assist in Los Angeles' 3-0 win against Dallas on Tuesday.

It was Mitchell's first point since Jan. 2. He's having a quiet campaign offensively with two goals and six points in 33 contests. He's had seasons where he's chipped in a bit more frequently, but he's never been much of an offensive weapon so his current numbers aren't too surprising.

Thompson, who was acquired from Ottawa Tuesday night, was also returning after missing four games with a lower-body injury. He logged 12:41 minutes in his Kings debut and was credited with two hits and a blocked shot.

Look for Alex Iafallo to have a good showing Saturday afternoon against the Sabres.

Iafallo is from Buffalo, and he will be playing in his first NHL game in his hometown on Saturday. "It will give me a little goosebumps," said Iafallo. "I've got a bunch of fans coming from there — old friends, teachers from school. It will be a pretty cool experience going back." Iafallo, who has been playing on the Kings' top line with Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown, should be plenty motivated Saturday. We might consider starting him.

The Los Angeles Kings will welcome Tanner Pearson back to the lineup tonight against the Arizona Coyotes.

Pearson missed Friday's practice but was a full participant at today's morning skate. He'll be in the lineup tonight alongside Adrian Kempe and Dustin Brown. Pearson has 10 goals and 28 points in 51 games this season.

Adrian Kempe posted an even-strength goal while finishing with a plus-1 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 victory against Edmonton.

It wasn't all great for Kempe, as he was beaten nine times out of 10 in the faceoff circle. It's a good thing not many fantasy pools reward or penalize the category. He has posted 16 goals (one on the power play) with 26 points and a plus-13 rating through 52 contests. If you need forward help in deeper pools Kempe can certainly help.

Andy Andreoff recorded two assists in a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

Andreoff isn't normally counted on for points, but he now has three in his last two games. The forward assisted goals from Jonny Brodzinski and Christian Folin in the loss. The Kings also got a goal from Kyle Clifford. Andreoff has two goals and seven points in 36 games this season.

Toffoli has picked up just one assist during that span, but he's confident that he can turn it around. "I like where my game's at. I feel like I'm doing some really good things so I'm not really too worried about anything," he said. "Just trying to obviously score goals but at the same time play good hockey and play the right way."

Lewis was hurt on Feb. 9 when he was hit into the boards by Florida's Jared McCann. Kings coach John Stevens originally termed him as "day-to-day" and didn't consider him long-term, but Kings GM Rob Blake is the one who updated Lewis as being week-to-week. Blake also said that Lewis' upper-body injury isn't a concussion.

Drew Doughty picked up a pair of assists with a plus-2 rating, three shots on goal and two hits across 27:11 of ice time in Wednesday's 5-2 win against the Oilers.

The All-Star is averaging a point-per-game since the All-Star break, posting a goal with three assists in four outings. He also has a goal with nine points over the past seven contests. After a slow start this season he is making up for lost time and suddenly on track to come close to his career high of 59 points set during the 2009-10 season.

Jake Muzzin scored a goal and picked up two assists in a 6-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes.

Muzzin picked up a power play goal, an assist on a shorthanded goal and another assist at even-strength. The 28-year-old blueliner now has six goals and 32 points in 49 games this season. Alex Iafallo, Trevor Lewis, Adrian Kempe, Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown scored in the win.

Phaneuf was acquired by Los Angeles Tuesday night, but had to wait for his immigration paperwork to go through before he was eligible to play for the Kings. As noted Thursday afternoon, it was looking like he might not be able to play Thursday night for that reason and indeed Phaneuf was anticipating that outcome. "The odds were that the immigration stuff wasn’t going to go through, was what I was told," Phaneuf said. "I’m very fortunate that they were able to get the paperwork done and when I found out, I was pretty excited about the opportunity to play my first game for this organization." Phaneuf made an impression in his Kings debut with a power-play goal. Unfortunately, that was all the offense the Kings were able to muster as they lost to Pittsburgh 3-1.

Derek Forbort registered three assists in Friday's 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers.

Forbort picked up the primary helpers on second-period goals by Derek Shore and Jonny Brodzinski. He also helped set up Anze Kopitar's goal early in the third period. Forbort finished the game with a plus-3 rating and three hits in 24:58 of ice time. The 25-year-old has one goal and 12 points in 52 games this season. This was his first multi-point effort of 2017-18.

Christian Folin was scoreless in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime win at Calgary, but he was able to log eight blocked shots and two hits over 20:57 of ice time.

Folin stepped in front of eight of the 27 shots the Kings blocked. He has managed just two goals and six points through 34 games this season, but his physical play makes him worth a look in deeper fantasy pools. He has logged 90 hits and 50 blocked shots.

Kevin Gravel will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Kings take on the Carolina Hurricanes.

Gravel has three assists in 14 games this season with the Kings, and is actually on a two-game point streak, having recorded assists in back-to-back games. He will be the only healthy scratch for Los Angeles.

Quick shut out the Sabres in the first two periods, but allowed them to score two goals in the final frame. The victory puts an end to his three-game losing streak. The Kings netminder now has a 22-21-2 record with a 2.51 goals-against-average and a .920 save percentage this season.

Darcy Kuemper is projected to get the nod in Saturday's game against Tampa Bay.

Expect this game to start later than 7:00 p.m. because the Lightning are retiring Vincent Lecavalier's number. Jonathan Quick was in goal for a win over Florida on Friday night, so Kuemper is slated to start the second half of the back-to-back situation. He has a 9-1-3 record with a 1.78 goals-against-average and a .942 save percentage this season.